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Bill	PROP TX-OPEN SPACE VALUATION	Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that if land is improved with a water-retention dam that is operated primarily for commercial purposes, that dam is not considered to be used for open space purposes despite the fact that any resulting man-made lake may be considered to be used for open space purposes.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	95th	HB 586	Illinois HB 586 (95th)	bill		enacted		3	28	2	2007-02-02	2007-08-13	openstates	ocd-bill/32a82040-df3d-4088-bcc4-28e857138475	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=586&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27655&SessionID=51&GA=95	dc70fe6495a3ea674031c5eb9ce28fca21a1fd4715bcda4efa2369b2080918b3	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 586 (95th) — PROP TX-OPEN SPACE VALUATION

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that if land is improved with a water-retention dam that is operated primarily for commercial purposes, that dam is not considered to be used for open space purposes despite the fact that any resulting man-made lake may be considered to be used for open space purposes.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• William B. Black — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2007-02-02 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William B. Black filing
• 2007-02-05 First Reading reading-1
• 2007-02-05 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2007-02-07 Assigned to Revenue Committee referral-committee
• 2007-03-02 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue Committee; 002-000-000 committee-passage
• 2007-03-02 Remains in Revenue Committee
• 2007-03-23 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) March 31, 2007
• 2007-03-29 Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2007-03-29 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2007-04-17 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2007-04-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2007-04-18 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2007-04-20 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2007-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 24, 2007 reading-1
• 2007-04-30 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
• 2007-05-01 First Reading reading-1
• 2007-05-01 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2007-05-02 Assigned to Revenue referral-committee
• 2007-05-10 Do Pass Revenue; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2007-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
• 2007-05-15 Second Reading reading-2
• 2007-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
• 2007-05-16 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2007-05-16 Passed Both Houses
• 2007-06-14 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2007-08-13 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2007-08-13 Effective Date January 1, 2008
• 2007-08-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0070 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/32a82040-df3d-4088-bcc4-28e857138475. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).